Ezra Miller's 7 Best And 7 Worst Career Moments

The following article includes allegations that include assault and child abuse.

From their breakout performance in "Afterschool" to becoming part of the DCEU and the "Fantastic Beasts" franchises, Ezra Miller has seen a meteoric rise since bursting onto the scene in 2008. Since then, they have delivered a number of high-profile and widely praised performances in films such as "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and "We Need to Talk About Kevin." It makes sense, then, that the actor has gone on to portray characters like The Flash in major properties.

But their career has not been without controversy. While there have been plenty of great moments, Miller has also had some definite low points over the last decade or so. Recent scandals, arrests, and controversies are just some of the examples of where Miller's career has dipped, and many of these controversies have mired their projects in bad press and may have even made them unattractive to movie and television executives (per Vulture).

Miller's life so far has certainly not been smooth sailing, and many people will likely have very negative opinions about the actor now that so many troubling stories have come to light about their behavior. Here, we guide you through the various peaks and troughs of Miller's career so far.

There is no doubt that Ezra Miller can be an exceptional performer. Their turns in films such as "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," "The Stanford Prison Experiment," and "We Need to Talk About Kevin" prove just that. Even when they have not played leading roles in film, their projects have still occasionally been successful. This was the case with the 2015 comedy "Trainwreck," starring Amy Schumer and Bill Hader. However, like any other actor, Miller has also been involved in some projects that were not quite as successful and stand out for all the wrong reasons.

Early in their career, films like "Every Day" and "Madame Bovary" fell short of expectations, receiving poor reviews and cutting short the actor's momentum. One later career lowlight is the 2022 movie "Asking for It." In the film, Miller plays an awful male chauvinist who becomes an enemy of a group of feminist vigilantes. It is by far the actor's worst-reviewed project. The little-seen film also went straight to streaming, its release likely buried due to Miller's erratic behavior with the press and a violent assault in Iceland that was caught on video as well as an assault the film's director allegedly committed against a trans comedian in April 2022 (per Vulture).

Ezra Miller played Trashcan Man in the 2020 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's novel "The Stand." The CBS All Access streaming series starred the likes of James Marsden, Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgård, and Amber Heard. Several extras who worked on the series told Business Insider that Miller was disruptive on set and often acted in a threatening manner, including shouting erratically and telling racist jokes. "Miller incessantly screeched, spit, and interrupted the director by screaming during filming," one extra claimed. Things apparently were so bad that the other cast and crew did not feel safe around the actor and had to request that their manager address their behavior.

On the set of "Asking for It," many on set claimed the actor behaved unprofessionally, reeking horribly and appearing often to not be focusing on the project. One insider close to Warner Bros.' "The Flash" standalone film said Miller had been difficult to work with on-set (per Rolling Stone). They were described as having frequent periods of instability when they couldn't perform and had frequent meltdowns.

In 2022, Ezra Miller seemingly wanted to work on a new solo project that came amid the recent controversies surrounding the actor. Speaking to Rolling Stone, music producer Oliver Ignatius and rapper Ghais Guevara explained how they had begun working with Miller in Hawaii and New York, writing songs together.

But according to Ignatius, the group decided to end their relationship several months later when Miller reacted in a hostile manner to one of the songs that the producer was working on, which dealt with feminism and male aggression. Miller then leaked all of the music online without giving any credit to either Ignatius or Guevara. The pair spoke out in an effort to try and solve the matter and force the actor to take down the music, even threatening to take legal action. The producer also said that the entire experience had soured his friendship with Miller, someone he has known since the pair were teenagers.

The actor's legal troubles aren't just overseas. In August 2022, Ezra Miller was charged with felony burglary in Vermont (per Variety). In May 2022, police were called to a home in Stamford, Vermont, after a report that the actor had barged into the house and stolen a number of bottles of alcohol while the homeowners were away. Police found probable cause to charge Miller and finally located the actor in August, when they issued them a citation. Miller is scheduled to appear in a Vermont court in September for their arraignment.

More disturbingly, the actor has been housing a young mother and her three children on their 96-acre Vermont farm (per Rolling Stone). Living conditions are allegedly unsafe, with multiple sources alleging guns are "strewn around the home" and that a 1-year-old put a loose bullet in her mouth. The children's father says that Miller flew his wife and children out of their home in Hawaii without his knowledge and that he hasn't been able to see or speak to them since. Miller's property also includes an unlicensed cannabis farm.

In 2022, the actor was involved in a number of incidents that caused controversy. In March, Ezra Miller was arrested in Hawaii following an altercation at a bar where customers were singing karaoke (via The Guardian). They were subsequently charged with disorderly conduct and harassment, with police confirming that Miller had forcefully taken a microphone from a woman singing and lunged at a man playing darts.

A couple in Hawaii whom the actor was staying with also filed a restraining order against Miller (per Radar Online). This happened following Miller's release from jail after being charged by police for the incident in the bar. The wife and husband, the latter of whom claims to have bailed Miller out of jail, allege the actor threatened them and stole property, including a passport, social security card, and multiple bank cards, before leaving their home.

Hawaiian police later told the Associated Press that they had received almost a dozen calls about the actor's behavior over the course of a month. By April, Miller had been arrested again in the state after claims they threw a chair at a woman after being asked to leave a party. They were later released from custody, but the investigation remains ongoing (via Variety).

Two different sets of parents have accused Ezra Miller of acting inappropriately with their underage children. In a report by USA Today, it was revealed that Chase Iron Eyes and Sara Jumping Eagle had filed legal documents to grant a protective order against Miller, whom they allege has groomed their daughter, Tokata Iron Eyes. The filing claims Miller uses "violence, intimidation, threat of violence, fear, paranoia, delusions and drugs to hold sway over a young adolescent Tokata." The pair had met in 2016, when Miller was 24 and Takata was 12, at an activist rally at Standing Rock, and the actor later flew her out to London for the premiere of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." Tokata has denied all the claims in social media posts (via The Independent).

The Daily Beast later reported that another mother, of a 12-year-old nonbinary child, had been granted an order of protection against Miller. In court documents, the mother describes an event where Miller reacted angrily at a gathering in her home and became obsessed with her child. Speaking to The Daily Beast, the child said: "It was really uncomfortable. I was really nervous. I was scared to be around them after they'd yelled at my mother and she was crying." After meeting the child, Miller allegedly began "commending [the child's] maturity, asking for their Instagram handle, and offering to pay for them to attend design school. In another encounter, the actor allegedly offered to buy the child horses" (via Vanity Fair). According to the parent, Miller returned several times to the family home, hugging and touching the child but made no more contact after the story about Tokata Iron Eyes became public.

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Ezra Miller may lose their role in the DCEU as Barry Allen, which would be a huge blow. "The Flash" is undoubtedly Miller's biggest role to date, as they will be taking the helm of a $200 million superhero movie (per Cinema Blend), meaning that the controversy surrounding Miller could cost the studio big if it derails the release. It would be impossible to simply replace Miller in the film, as the actor is essentially in every scene and plays several different characters, putting the project in further jeopardy.

Warner Bros. reportedly will keep Miller in the upcoming "The Flash" movie, largely down to the fact that production is so far along, but would drop the actor from the role in the future and would likely not take any part in further DCEU projects (per Deadline). According to studio sources, it is likely that Miller will be replaced by another actor should The Flash appear in follow-up projects. Other options available to the studio are to cancel the film entirely or dump it onto the streaming service HBO Max with little fanfare (via The Hollywood Reporter). Regardless of the path that "The Flash" takes, it's doubtful that Miller's career will fast recover from these scandals.